You can have a Lexan windshield in NASA, both HPDE and most of the racing
classes.
I¹m very interested in seeing the Lexan hatch pics...
Mark
On 7/27/07 10:22 AM, "Jimmy Pribble" <Jimmy at texasbankers.com> wrote:
> That's an excellent question. If I didn't harbor a dream of actually competing
> in this car, then I would just make one out of Lexan. The problem is that
> there are very few sanctioning bodies that allow a Lexan windshield. As far as
> I can tell SCCA, NASA, and Rally America all require glass windshields. As a
> data point, I think that FIA requires glass for WRC, too. I did notice that
> World Challenge cars can have Lexan windshields, but uh...I don't have any
> plans to compete with them. ;-)
>> The reality is that I still don't really know what I will do with my car. Most
> likely it will just be used for HPDE and RallyCross. But as unlikely as it may
> be, I still have a dream to do some stage rally someday and I will need a
> glass windshield to do it.
>> Since we are on the subject, we just finished installing the Lexan hatch
> "glass" on Wednesday. I'll take pictures and post them up. It came out pretty
> good.
>> Jimmy
>>>>>>>>>>> From: Mark Siggelkow [mailto:ms at beckerarchitects.com]
>> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 9:21 AM
>> To: Jimmy Pribble; 'es2 at audifans.com'
>> Subject: Re: [Es2] Windshield :VSMail mx3
>>>>>> Hey Jimmy,
>>>> Isn't your car "track only"? Why not get one made out of Lexan? That's my
>> plan when mine gets too chipped, or cracks.
>>>> Mark
>> (RSCoupe on Motorgeek)
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